The Destruction of Laurel Canyon
The nominated councillors had a joke
to build the city's foundations on smoke
And they thought their idea so funny
that their laughter it turned into a choke
They started on the blueprints right away
tracing out the cul-de-sacs in spades
They went to sleep not dreaming
not dreaming that they never would awake
And all the Spanish Mission houses slide into the sea
The pool cleaner he cleans the pool with its owner's SUV
The shadow of the mountain it comes creeping across the sea
And no-one would believe you if you said this is how it would be
Up in Laurel Canyon angels sing
while sweet Gene Autry's dealing cards to Sting
He's so flat he went out and traded
Fifty dollars for his wedding ring
And all the sullen singers they pull down on their fringe
The French doors start to buckle and they let the waters in
You know that these hills were built for people to be free
And no-one would believe you if you said this is how it would be
The gutters become torrents and run down the graceful streets
Like a revolutionary force stamping its foamy feet
The elements of nature they are turned and reversed
Land is sea, and air is land, and fire its inverse
All the marble monuments they return to the sea
And no-one would believe you if you said this is how it would be
The Destruction of Laurel CanyonLRC歌词
[00:31.78]The nominated councillors had a joke
[00:40.65]to build the city's foundations on smoke
[00:49.77]And they thought their idea so funny
[00:58.60]that their laughter it turned into a choke
[01:07.53]They started on the blueprints right away
[01:16.49]tracing out the cul-de-sacs in spades
[01:25.54]They went to sleep not dreaming
[01:33.77]not dreaming that they never would awake
[01:43.05]And all the Spanish Mission houses slide into the sea
[01:51.89]The pool cleaner he cleans the pool with its owner's SUV
[02:00.74]The shadow of the mountain it comes creeping across the sea
[02:09.44]And no-one would believe you if you said this is how it would be
[02:18.25]Up in Laurel Canyon angels sing
[02:27.12]while sweet Gene Autry's dealing cards to Sting
[02:36.21]He's so flat he went out and traded
[02:45.05]Fifty dollars for his wedding ring
[02:53.81]And all the sullen singers they pull down on their fringe
[03:02.33]The French doors start to buckle and they let the waters in
[03:11.32]You know that these hills were built for people to be free
[03:19.91]And no-one would believe you if you said this is how it would be
[04:01.38]The gutters become torrents and run down the graceful streets
[04:09.66]Like a revolutionary force stamping its foamy feet
[04:18.76]The elements of nature they are turned and reversed
[04:27.83]Land is sea, and air is land, and fire its inverse
[04:36.40]All the marble monuments they return to the sea
[04:44.80]And no-one would believe you if you said this is how it would be
